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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 962
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 31 Y/O FELL AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON A BOARD, RAISED HEAD AND HIT A NAIL DX-LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS WORKING AT HOME WHEN 2 NAILS ON A PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK HIM IN TH E HEAD C/O CUT. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 50 YOM HIT HEAD ON HOOK IN BATHROOM LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 44 YOM HIT HEAD ON A NAIL SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC HEAD ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| BANGED HEAD AGAINST A NAIL. DX. HEAD LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HEAD CT-HIT HEAD ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| BENT DOWN AND HIT FOREHEAD ON WOODEN PEG RESULTING IN MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SCRATCHED HEAD WITH A NAIL DX SUPERFICIAL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| PUNCTURE HEAD - 46 YO MALE REPORTS INJURY WHEN WORKING AROUND HIS HOUSE - PIECE OF LUMBER WITH NAIL HIT HIM IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 43 YO MALE SCRAPED HEAD ON NAIL WHEN STANDING UP LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HIT HEAD ON NAIL IN GARAGE. DX: SCALP LAC .5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| STOOD UP QUICKLY AND HIT HEAD ON BOARD WITH NAIL PENETRATING HEAD CAUSI NG HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Day wear |
| WALKING DOWN SIDEWALK CARRYING GRANDCHILD, NAIL CAUGHT HER PANTS CAUSIN G HER TO FALL, HIT HEAD. DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT HEAD ON POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HEAD CONTUSION: AT HOME PULLED BACK ON BOARD WITH NAIL IN IT, STRUCK SELF IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC TO HEAD, CUT ON NAIL DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STOOD UP IN HIS LOFT AND CUT HAND ON A NAIL AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SOME HOW HAD PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT RAISED UP AND HIT HEAD ON A NAIL AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ACC HIT HEAD ONTO A METAL BOLT/SCREW IN THE GARAGE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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